A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting before the panel of medical doctors, probed and interrogated of my decision to enter a challenging and extremely difficult arena of medical school. Yes, I want to be a medical doctor.
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When I was scheduled for a panel interview, I had no idea of things I need to mention, avoid and emphasize during the interview. I've gone through a lot of interviews already since I started working early in 2009 (in a BPO Company), but this one was so psychologically disturbing. Days before my interview, I asked a number of friends of how they were interviewed and they responded like "duh it's just an interview, you'll get through with that sweat less anyway), so I convinced myself that this is just a plain conversation with doctors. I was really apprehensive with this interview because of the last experience I've had. I was bit traumatized with my interview last year for college of law admission in the same university. Now you are asking why I didn't enroll for a law degree? It's not that I didn't pass the interview, but instead I was still indecisive to commit myself to a decision I'm not sure I would be happy with for the rest of life. So I ended up seizing the whole year to think of what to pursue, and 5 months after, I have finally convinced myself to take the NMAT (National Medical Aptitude Test), a prerequisite to an admission to the college of medicine in the country. To continue my short story on my interview, it was a one- on- one interview with the College Dean and I was asked to formulate my ideas on the things I would change in the Philippine constitution when I become a lawyer someday. I was pondering on the thought of changing the law for a particular reason. And I don't know what my reasons are, I passed the exam and I believe it was just a measurement of my expertise on language and grammar and not the idea itself. After getting the yellow card as a sign of acceptance, I turned my back and whisper to the wind (hahaha) my dream of the becoming a lawyer is really just a dream; a dream I am not willing to continue.
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To continue my medical school interview, there, I was sitting before the panel of doctors and I can scarcely forget the first question I faced after I took a seat, "How do you describe yourself?" and I was like "huh?!!! I had a couple of seconds thinking how would I really describe myself to them. Suddenly, I remember what my friend keeps on telling me, "you are a friend, who love friends and willing to make friends" and by that, I ended up answering a question like in a pageant (laughs). In addition to that, there was one question I was about to dramatically answer, "who will financially support you in this decision?", I said, me, just me! They were stunned and paid a confusing look to each other, I can read their minds, they were asking "are you serious? do you really know how much you need to invest in this journey? I said, I have enough resources but this is I guess enough for two years only. So they asked, so what will happen in the third year? I answered boldly, "GOD WILL PROVIDE" and they were like, "okay, " and I chuckled a little laugh and they ended the interview with good thoughts for a medical journey.
To cut this not-so-long story short, I finished the interview in 10 minutes and was relieved it was not the same as my past interview with a lawyer. I received a call a week or two after, breaking the news on the other line that I passed the interview and I can start processing my admission.
The next page will narrate the fresh kick- start experiences in this yet to start journey. Hope you enjoy this prologue story.
